Jamestown VS3

Some European countries, including England, were in competition to increase their ______ by expanding their empires to America.

• wealth and power

• slave trade

• control

• land

Jamestown was primarily established as an ____________.

• economic venture

• recreation resort

• exploration adventure

• place for military training

There were 4 reasons for English colonization in America. They were:

1. establish power

2. establish wealth

3. furnish raw materials

AND

4.?????

• make friends with the Indians

• to spread religion

• it would open new markets for trade

Who financed the settlement of Jamestown?

• English explorers

• King of England

• Chief Powhatan

• The stockholders of the Virginia Company of London

The first permanent settlement was settled in ________?

• 1706

• 1607

• 1760

• 1670

Describe Jamestown when the settlers arrived in 1607.

• Bordered by the York River

• It was on an island

• It was located on a narrow peninsula bordered by the James River.

• It was located near Richmond

Describe Jamestown today.

• North of Colonial Williamsburg

• It is on an island in the James River.

• It is located an island in the Chesapeake Bay.

• On an island in the York River.

Which was a reason the settlers did NOT choose Jamestown as their site>

• It was easy to defend from the Spanish.

• The water was deep enough for ships to dock.

• The land was too marshy

• They thought they had a good supply of drinking water

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Plymouth Rock

• Jamestown

• Roanoke Island

• Croatan Islandd

The first charter of the Virginia Company of London established companies to begin:

• colonies in England

• colonies in the New World

• exploration routes to Spain

• settlements in South America